I found this blog that I wrote on the way back from London last year and decided to publish it. I’ll have a new update for 2014 coming soon! 3/11/13 This morning I was half asleep in Heathrow airport, with … Continue reading →

Guten Morgen! I’m writing now from Vienna, Austria where Mickey and I have called the district of Gasometer City our home for the past week! We have been here for WPT Baden where Mickey did very well, winning the High … Continue reading →

Hey everyone, I know it’s been a while since i last updated this blog; I’ve actually been working on a catch-up entry that has now become several pages long and that will come sometime soon. Anyway, after my mini-stint in … Continue reading →

finishing up the long overdue conclusion to my vegas trip report! it will probably be a little less detailed than the first chapter, as it’s been a few months since my trip! wednesday june 29 :: venetian ladies event the … Continue reading →

i went to las vegas between june 24 and july 3, and i had an incredible time. i will do my best to document the whole trip! when i first planned this excursion, i’d been fixing to stay less than … Continue reading →

greetings readers. tomorrow is my birthday, so tonight seemed like a good time to try to impose some order on the pile of disarray my life has become. it’s been another several weeks of turmoil and uncertainty, but in the … Continue reading →

the last month hasn’t really been going as i’d hoped. i tried to do the live-pro thing, and basically got massacred every time i sat down at a table. i couldn’t figure out why it was, that in the same … Continue reading →

it’s been a week since black friday. if you don’t know what that means, you should probably stop reading this blog. i’m no longer in a state of active despair and panic, but i think i’m still half in shock. … Continue reading →

in keeping with my theme, that’s yiddish for “moments of confidence.” it is also the title of one of my favorite yiddish songs, written by mordechai gebirtig in 1940, imploring jews in krakow not to give up hope, to be … Continue reading →

(that’s yiddish for spring)! my god it’s almost the end of march. i’ve been in such a poker bubble that it takes me by surprise whenever i pop my head out to check on what’s going on in the real … Continue reading →

this hasn’t been a great week. something has been off with my patience online, and i had a -1 buy in live session on friday which i’m obviously not happy about given that i’ve been mostly winning when i play … Continue reading →

hello world. what’s been going on so far in the ’11, you ask? well, january & february i’ve been mostly playing online. full tilt’s double guarantee multi entry week was a huge grind; i was definitely glad i’d spent some … Continue reading →

greetings, 2011. i think this year is going to bring some incredible things. i have never felt better about my poker game, and after some holiday travel in december i’ve been excited to get back to work. the last two … Continue reading →

for the better part of my twenties, the only relevance that the word circuit had to my life involved synapses, neurotransmitters, and connectivity between neural regions. however, in recent weeks i’ve discovered a new kind of circuit that excites me … Continue reading →

it’s a chilly night here in northern california and i’m holing up in my chateau with some champagne, some daniel negreanu videos on Poker VT, and a saturday night tournament or two. i’m hanging out with a nice stack nearing … Continue reading →

hello internet, it’s been two months since i last wrote, so i figured it was high time for an entry! though i still consider myself an online player and intend to focus on that to build my bankroll, i have … Continue reading →

so i think it’s safe to say that my downswing is dead and buried! i’ve been doing well lately in the POKERS – both online and live. after i wrote that last post on friday june 18, i went back … Continue reading →

a lot of good shit has happened since my last entry. first and foremost, a couple weeks ago i was featured in an LA times article on PhDs who have gone into non-academic careers. here is the link! LA Times: … Continue reading →

the last couple months have not been good. in fact, april and may have been more or less barren, cashwise. though i feel that my play has improved tremendously in the last six weeks, my bankroll has been decreasing slowly … Continue reading →

finally figured out how to embed a blog in this bitch! i will primarily be using it to blog about poker, but perhaps will discuss other related and unrelated topics of interest. first of all, why am i thegroupie? in … Continue reading →